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The council, which owns the prime site off Oldbury Road, has been urged to find a use for it.

Since the demolition, no use has been made of the site - which Waitrose considered using to build a new store on before deciding against the move.

The former Cascades Leisure Centre site off Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury

Marion Roope was chairman of the now defunct Tewkesbury Guild, which was set up to raise money to build Cascades in the 1960s.

She still has a keen interest in the future use of the land and said: “It’s beginning to have weeds growing through. Why didn’t they use it as a car park until such time as it was ready to be used for something else? I’m sure it would have been handy.

“It’s a prime site. It’s not usual for these big firms not to buy the land.

Cascades Leisure Centre before it was demolished last year

“They (the council) have had more than enough time to sort it out. I find it incredible that something hasn’t at least been tendered. It’s peculiar.”

She added that she wanted to see the site used for small craft shops and perhaps a cafe where people could sit outside.